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A physics student is sitting on a rotating platform. He isholding a heavy weight in each of his outstretched hands. Atrequest of his physics instructor(!) he carries out variousmanoeuvres to try to change his angular velocity. Which of thefollowing scenarios are described correctly? Select True or False.1) True False Starting at rest, he drops the weights. His angularvelocity decreases. 2) Starting with angular velocity ωgw, hebrings the weights in to his chest. His angular velocity reverses.3) Starting at rest, he brings the weights in to his chest. Hisangular velocity increases 4) Starting with angular velocity ωgw,he transfers both the weights to one outstretched hand. He thenstretches his other hand back out to its original position. Hisangular velocity (after the manouvre is complete) has decreased. 5)Starting at rest, he brings the weights in to his chest. Hisangular velocity decreases. 6) Starting with angular velocity ωgw,he transfers both the weights to one outstretched hand. His angularvelocity (after the manoeuvre is complete) has reversed. 7)Starting with angular velocity ωgw, he brings the weights in to hischest. His angular velocity increases. 8) Starting with angularvelocity ωgw, he transfers both the weights to one outstretchedhand. He then stretches his other hand back out to its originalposition. His angular velocity (after the manouvre is complete) hasincreased. 9) Starting with angular velocity ωgw, he raises hisfeet, and points them outwards from the chair as far as he can. Hisangular velocity increases. 10) Starting with angular velocity ωgw,he transfers both the weights to one outstretched hand. He thenstretches his other hand back out to its original position. Hisangular velocity (after the manouvre is complete) has notchanged.